FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.7628N / 095-37-20.5533W
39-04.129380N / 095-37.342555W
39.0688230 / -95.6223759
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881.3 ft. / 268.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0630-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0730-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1681.3 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 13; REIL RWY 18 & 31; VASI RWY 18 & 31; HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-234-1591) |
| TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
| TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
| WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 785-234-2602. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.487250N | | 39-03.900235N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.622750W | | 095-36.852052W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 875.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. tree, 1050 ft. from runway, 631 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.410200N | | 39-03.697008N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.452968W | | 095-37.479747W |
| Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 880.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2903 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. trees, 660 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH.
FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE
TOPEKA, KS 66619
Phone 785-862-2362 |
| Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON
FORBES FIELD, 6510 SE FORBES AVE
TOPEKA, KS 66619
Phone 785-862-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS MUST MAINTAIN RDO CONTACT AT ALL TIMES. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (289KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (250KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (54KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (213KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Topeka Regional Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
KIXD - New Century AirCenter Airport (37 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Feb-2019
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Feb-2019 17:02:17 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 17-Feb-2019 11:02:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KTOP | 171653Z 25011KT 8SM OVC018 M04/M08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP147 T10441078
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KFOE
8nm S | 171653Z 29011KT 6SM HZ OVC016 M05/M09 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP145 T10501089
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KLWC
19nm E | 171652Z AUTO 29013KT 3SM HZ OVC017 M04/M08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP147 T10441083
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| TAF |
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| KTOP | 171451Z 1715/1812 29007KT P6SM BKN015 FM171620 30010KT P6SM SCT025 FM171900 30012G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM180200 31007KT P6SM FEW040
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KFOE
8nm S | 171451Z 1715/1812 30008KT P6SM BKN010 FM171630 30010KT P6SM SCT025 FM171900 31014G22KT P6SM BKN035 FM180200 31007KT P6SM FEW040
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| NOTAMs |
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